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Thief pleads guilty
A man has pleaded guilty to petrol drive-offs at Camperdown and other offences.
Masks are back for Victoria
The State Government has tightened mask wearing rules and reduced its household gathering cap following a community transmission case this week.
Department firm on lights
A roads authority says it will continue to watch a Colac intersection following calls to install traffic lights, with few serious crashes at the site.
Cape Otway dino digs delayed
A dinosaur dig at Cape Otway will hopefully happen in 2022, palaeontologists say, with the site potentially bearing a “cornucopia” of fossils.
Colac’s COVID rate was country’s highest
Colac’s COVID-19 outbreak was the largest-per-capita in Australia, the State Opposition’s response to the Victorian Parliament’s coronavirus report has revealed.
Coastal bus remains busy
Passenger numbers on bus services to Lorne and Apollo Bay were only slightly down during the summer period, despite several factors that could have discouraged bus travellers.
Rain boosts lake’s levels
A wet January has seen Lake Colac’s water level rise to levels similar to the start of spring.
Cancer stats show burden on our region
More than 150 people in Colac Otway Shire receive a cancer diagnosis every year, with 53 people in the shire losing their life to the disease each year.